A failure of high level verbal response selection in progressive dynamic aphasia

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 661-694

  Robinson, Gail ^a   Shallice, Tim ^b   Cipolotti, Lisa ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; COMPREHENSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRONTAL LOBE; GESTURE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REVIEW; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DISORDER; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 25444451901     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643290442000239     Document Type: Review

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